Popular and traditional Cameroonian names with meanings, origin and religion — from every community and region of Cameroon. 284 names.
| Name | Meaning | Gender | Origin |
|---|---|---|---|
| Colette | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Comfort | Comfort | 👧 Girl | English |
| Cyrille | Lordly | 👦 Boy | French |
| Danielle | God is my judge | 👧 Girl | French |
| Delphine | Dolphin; From Delphi | 👧 Girl | French |
| Denis | Devoted to Dionysus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Desire | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Diane | Divine | 👧 Girl | French |
| Didier | Desired | 👦 Boy | French |
| Dieudonne | Given by God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Edwige | Rich in war | 👧 Girl | French |
| Elaine | Bright; Shining light | 👧 Girl | French |
| Élise | God is my oath | 👧 Girl | French |
| Emeline | Work; Industrious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Eric | Eternal ruler | 👦 Boy | Norse |
| Estelle | Star | 👧 Girl | French |
| Étienne | Crown (Stephen) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Eve | Life | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Fabrice | Craftsman | 👦 Boy | French |
| Fadimatou | Fatima | 👧 Girl | West African |
| Ferdinand | Bold voyager | 👦 Boy | French |
| Flore | Flower | 👧 Girl | French |
| Francine | Frenchwoman; Free | 👧 Girl | French |
| Franck | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | French |
| François | Frenchman; Free (Francis) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Frank | Frank; Free man | 👦 Boy | Germanic |
| Gaelle | Generous; Gaelic | 👧 Girl | French |
| Gaspard | Treasurer | 👦 Boy | French |
| Germaine | Brother; From Germany | 👧 Girl | French |
| Ghislain | Pledge; Hostage | 👦 Boy | French |
| Gift | Gift | 🧒 Unisex | English |
| Gisele | Pledge | 👧 Girl | French |
| Gloria | Glory | 👧 Girl | Latin, Spanish, English |
| Godwin | God's friend | 👦 Boy | English |
| Goodluck | Good luck | 👦 Boy | English |
| Guy | Guide; Wood; Valley | 👦 Boy | French, Hebrew |
| Hamadou | Praiseworthy (Ahmad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Hélène | Light; Torch | 👧 Girl | French |
| Henriette | Ruler of the home | 👧 Girl | French |
| Hermine | Army; Whole | 👧 Girl | French |
| Herve | Battle-worthy | 👦 Boy | French |
| Honorine | Honour | 👧 Girl | French |
| Hope | Hope | 👧 Girl | English |
| Idris | Studious; A prophet; Enoch | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Isaac | He will laugh | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Jacqueline | Supplanter | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jacques | Supplanter (James) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean | God is gracious | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean Paul | John and Paul | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Claude | John and Claude | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Marie | John and Mary | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jean-Pierre | John and Peter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Jeanine | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jeanne | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Jeannette | God is gracious | 👧 Girl | French |
| Joel | Yahweh is God; The Lord is God | 👦 Boy | Hebrew |
| Josephine | God will increase | 👧 Girl | French |
| Josiane | God will increase | 👧 Girl | French |
| Julie | Youthful | 👧 Girl | French |
| Julien | Youthful | 👦 Boy | French |
| Julienne | Youthful | 👧 Girl | French |
| Justine | Just; Fair | 👧 Girl | French |
| Landry | Ruler of the land | 👦 Boy | French |
| Laure | Laurel | 👧 Girl | French |
| Laurent | From Laurentum; Laurel | 👦 Boy | French |
| Leroy | The king | 👦 Boy | French |
| Liliane | Lily | 👧 Girl | French |
| Linda | Gentle; Soft | 👧 Girl | Germanic |
| Lionel | Little lion | 👦 Boy | French |
| Lou | Famous warrior (from Louise) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Lovemore | Love more | 👦 Boy | English |
| Lucie | Light | 👧 Girl | French |
| Lydie | From Lydia | 👧 Girl | French |
| Madeleine | Woman of Magdala | 👧 Girl | French |
| Magalie | Pearl (Margaret) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mahamat | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Marcel | Little warrior (of Mars) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Marceline | Little warrior (of Mars) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margaux | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Margot | Pearl | 👧 Girl | French |
| Marius | Of Mars; Manly | 👦 Boy | Latin |
| Marthe | Lady (Martha) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Martial | Warlike; Of Mars | 👦 Boy | French |
| Martine | Of Mars; Warlike | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mary | Beloved; Bitter; Mother of Jesus; Star of the sea | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Matheo | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathieu | Gift of God (Matthew) | 👦 Boy | French |
| Mathilde | Mighty in battle | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mathis | Gift of God | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maurice | Dark-skinned; Moorish | 👦 Boy | French |
| Maxime | The greatest | 👦 Boy | French |
| Memory | Memory; Remembrance | 👧 Girl | English |
| Merveille | Marvel; Wonder | 👧 Girl | French |
| Michel | Who is like God? | 👦 Boy | French |
| Michelle | Who is like God? | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mireille | Admirable | 👧 Girl | French |
| Mohamadou | Praiseworthy (Muhammad) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Monique | Adviser (Monica) | 👧 Girl | French |
| Moustapha | The chosen one | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Musa | Moses | 👦 Boy | Arabic |
| Nadege | Hope | 👧 Girl | French |
| Nadine | Hope | 👧 Girl | French |
| Naomi | Pleasantness | 👧 Girl | Hebrew |
| Narcisse | Daffodil; Narcissus | 👦 Boy | French |
| Nathalie | Christmas; Birthday | 👧 Girl | French |
| Nicholas | Victory of the people | 👦 Boy | Greek |
| Nicole | Victory of the people | 👧 Girl | French |
| Océane | Ocean | 👧 Girl | French |
| Odette | Wealth | 👧 Girl | French |
| Odile | Wealth; Prosperous | 👧 Girl | French |
| Oumar | Long-lived (Umar) | 👦 Boy | West African |
| Ousmanou | After Caliph Uthman | 👦 Boy | Fulani |
| Parfait | Perfect | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pascal | Born at Easter | 👦 Boy | French |
| Pascaline | Born at Easter | 👧 Girl | French |
| Patience | Patience | 👧 Girl | English |
| Patrice | Nobleman | 🧒 Unisex | French |
| Pauline | Small; Humble | 👧 Girl | French |
| Peace | Peace | 👧 Girl | English |
| Pelagie | Of the sea | 👧 Girl | French |